Course Title: Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2019
Course Code: EASC5068C
Course Title: Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices
School: 174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4397 - Certificate IV in Laboratory Techniques
Course Contact: Amber Mitton
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 5083
Course Contact Email: amber.mitton@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Kirsten Balding & Afsaneh Porzoor
afsaneh.porzoor@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 40
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
Course Description
This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to effectively analyse the workplace in relation to environmentally sustainable work practices, and to implement improvements and monitor their effectiveness.
This unit of competency applies to those who have responsibility for a specific area of work or who lead a work group or team. It addresses the knowledge, processes and techniques necessary to implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices, including the development of processes and tools. It includes identifying areas for improvement, developing plans to make improvements, and implementing and monitoring improvements in environmental performance.
This unit of competency applies to all sectors of the manufacturing industry and members of its value chain. It may also be applied to all sections of an organisation, including office and warehouse.
This unit will need to be appropriately contextualised as it is applied across an organisation and across different industry sectors. This unit of competency applies to an individual working alone or as part of a team/work group and working in liaison with other shift team members and the control room operator, as appropriate.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
MSMENV472 Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices |
Element: |
1. Investigate current practices in relation to resource usage |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Identify environmental regulations applying to the enterprise |
Element: |
2. Set targets for improvements |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Seek input from stakeholders, key personnel and specialists |
Element: |
3. Implement performance improvement strategies |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Source and use techniques/tools to assist in achieving targets |
Element: |
4. Monitor performance |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Document outcomes and communicate reports on targets to key personnel and stakeholders |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
Learning activities include
online research & analysis
group discussions
case studies
Teaching Schedule
| Week | Date | Topic | Assessment |
| 1 | 8/7 | Introduction to Sustainability What is sustainability and why should I care? Opposing Points of view Gapminder stats: Population growth, Energy consumption, CO2 emissions |
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| 2 | 15/7 | Case Study 1: Ecological footprint | Case study 1 (in class) |
| 3 | 22/7 | Managing waste better EPA Victoria, Lab waste, ISO4001 Environmental Management Systems |
Quiz 1: EPA and EMS (in class) |
| 4 | 29/7 | Product Lifecycle/ SMART goals and Stakeholders/ Project brief | Project brief (in class)/ Quiz 2: SMART Goals and Stakeholder Consultation |
| 5 | 5/8 | Project plan/ Case Study 2: Green Purchasing & Lab Waste | Project plan (in class)/ Case study 2 (in class) |
| 6 | 12/8 | Project plan/ Case Study 2: Green Purchasing & Lab Waste |
Project plan (in class)/ Quiz 3: Lab Waste & Green Purchasing |
| 7 | 19/8 | Assessment catch up | |
| 8 | 26/8 | no class | |
| 2/9 | student break | ||
| 10 | 9/9 | Becoming more sustainable:Triple Bottom Line (TBL) accounting and reporting (The consumption simplified) Case study 3: Environmental Resource Efficiency Plans (EREP) |
Case study 3 (in class) |
| 11 | 16/9 | Project Analysis | Work on group project (in class) |
| 12 | 23/9 | Fieldtrip Week - no class | |
| 13 | 30/9 | Project Talks | Group presentation of project |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Assessment will include case studies, quizzes, group project & presentation
Assessment Tasks
Case Studies:
1. Ecofootprint
2. Green Purchasing and Lab waste
3. EREP costing Lab Impacts
3 online Quizzes
Group Project:
Project Plan
Presentation
Assessment Matrix
Other Information
This course is graded in accordance with competency-based assessment
CA Competency Achieved
NYC Not Yet Competent
DNS Did Not Submit for assessment
To pass the course you need achieve a satisfactory result for all assessments. Students may be given additional opportunities to demonstrate competence.
Late work that is submitted without an application for an extension (see below) will not be corrected.
APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR SUBMISSION OF ASSESSABLE WORK - A student may apply for an extension of up to 7 days from the original due date. They must lodge the application form (http://www1.rmit.edu.au/students/assessment/extension) at least 24 hours before the due date. The application should be emailed to the program Coordinator (amber.mitton @rmit.edu.au). Students requiring longer extensions must apply for SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.
• For missed assessments such as tests- you (& your doctor if you are sick) must fill out a special consideration form. This form must be lodged online with supporting evidence prior to, or within, 5 days of the scheduled time of the assessment http://www1.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration
• Plagiarism is the presentation of the work, idea or creation of another person as though it is your own. It is a form of cheating and is a very serious academic offence that may lead to expulsion from the University. Plagiarised material can be drawn from, and presented in, written, graphic and visual form, including electronic data and oral presentation. Plagiarism occurs when the origin of the material used is not appropriately cited. It also occurs through enabling plagiarism, which is the act of assisting or allowing another person to plagiarise or to copy your own work. Please make sure you consider this carefully in completing all your work and assessments in this course and if you are unsure about whether you might have plagiarised, seek help from your teacher.
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